The recent revival of interest in the state American political science and sociology has not yet been widely reflected Middle Eastern studies United States.' Compared with European or Latin studies, have contributed relatively little to development analytical approaches slow incorporate new theoretical perspectives. Description prevailed over analysis, efforts understand interpret life as often emphasized uniqueness region they illuminated avenues comparison other parts world.2 Insofar...

Journal Article The Paradox of American Power: Why the World's Only Superpower Can't Go it Alone Get access by Joseph S. NyeNew York, Oxford University Press, 2002. 222 pp. $26.00. Lisa Anderson Columbia Search for other works this author on: Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 117, Issue 3, Fall 2002, Pages 496–497, https://doi.org/10.2307/798269 Published: 15 February 2013

Journal Article Absolutism and the Resilience of Monarchy in Middle East Get access Lisa Anderson LISA ANDERSON is associate professor political science director Institute at Columbia University. She recently published The State Social Transformation Tunisia Libya, 1830-1980 currently working on a book liberal politics Arab world. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 106, Issue 1, Spring 1991, Pages 1–16,...

▪ Abstract For several decades, political scientists who work on the Middle East have been asked by both disciplinary and policy audiences about region's prospects for democratization. We encounter difficulties in answering that question because it arises from American preoccupations, not regional dynamics. As a result of those neglected some major forces region, while contributing to development general comparative theories democracy democratization only at margins.

MOST OF WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE ROLE POLITICAL pacts and pact-making in developing democracy is based on transitions from exclusionary authoritarian regimes Europe Latin American. This not surprising; most political have been concluded America, as economic elites attempted to extricate themselves the ruins of war or reigns tyrants. Increasingly, however, used elsewhere devices mark other kinds. In Arab world, for example, ultimately unhappy fate Lebanon's 1943 National Pact, which provided...

The history of political change in Libya during the nineteenth century has been obscured by subsequent events Middle East and North Africa. A relatively unimportant province Ottoman Empire, it went to least important European colonial power region – Italy Italian tenure destroyed much legacy reform. Even contemporary observers usually viewed through a prism whose primary focus was elsewhere, leaving distorted partial accounts changes wrought administration. This lacuna literature hindered...

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Exploring three periods of contested sovereignty in Libya - 1911-1922, 1943-1951, and the present this article examines consequences repeated foreign intervention shaping competing definitions most desirable form government best-suited political leadership within country today. Libya's current dilemmas illustrate a century international ambivalence, confusion, often duplicity about norms that govern statehood Arab world.

Striking as the role of religion has been in modern political history Libya, it illustrates ambiguities identity that are, fact, common throughout Muslim Arab world. The tensions between concepts legitimacy bequeathed by historical Islamic empires and Western-inspired notions ethnic nationalism state patriotism have created dilemmas for rulers ruled world since beginning twentieth century. Libyan governments' reliance on formulas to inspire loyalty reflects weakness both nationalist...

Over the last decade undergraduate training in clinical procedures has moved from 'learning on patients' towards simulation-based training. Simulation was intended to be an adjunct rather than a replacement for experiential learning and several initiatives have emerged redress this balance. With these mind, we evaluated impact of our skills programme considered need change teaching strategy area. Outcomes-based data accrued performance-based assessment 64 medical students four key...

The decision by a leader to risk defeat in elections or retire from office at the end of limited term suggests rare faith democratic process and procedure, an unusual conviction that there can be personal advantage self-denial. Because three considerations all outgoing leaders face—supporting themselves, securing their legacies, assuring steady political transition—the market for skills expertise will shape behavior office. In other words, officeholders behave ways anticipate services after...

This article argues that the technological structure of modern world has reshaped drastically role political scientists as purveyors information. Only a few decades ago, scholars were still central to development, collection and dissemination knowledge. But transformation in availability data due proliferation social media research engines creates new environment which can no longer claim be erudite carriers hard-to-get facts. In order play constructive this quickly changing setting, need...

The origins of the Libyan nation: colonial legacy, exile and emergence a new nation-state, Anna Baldinetti, London New York, Routledge, 2010, 224 pp., hardback, $130.00 This is easily th...

Through a 3-year grant from the Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, Virginia Commonwealth University MPH program adopted an incremental approach to implement service-learning focused on health disparities into its curriculum. We first incorporated elective course and then required internship. worked with Department of Health develop plan first-year students engage in additional experiential learning through practicum. Students also were encouraged organize community service events,...

Although they produced vastly more turmoil, the uprisings in Arab world shared many characteristics with other early 21st-century popular protests on both left and right, from Spain’s Indignados Occupy Wall Street to anti-elite votes for Brexit Trump. The conviction that political elites states rule, which were once responsible welfare development, now ignore demean interests concerns of ordinary citizens takes forms, but is virtually universal. was only one site this discontent, story...

Journal Article Political Development and Social Change in Libya, by Omar I. El Fathaly Monte Palmer Get access Libya Palmer. Lexington, Mass., Lexington Books, 1980. 230 pp. $21.95. Lisa S. Anderson Columbia University Search for other works this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Science Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Spring 1981, Pages 185–186, https://doi.org/10.2307/2149715 Published: 15 March 1981

Research Article| September 01 2001 Arab Democracy: Dismal Prospects Lisa Anderson is dean of the School International and Public Affairs, Columbia University. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google World Policy Journal (2001) 18 (3): 53–60. https://doi.org/10.1215/07402775-2001-4009 Cite Icon Share Twitter Permissions Citation Anderson; Prospects. 1 2001; doi: Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex...